PLA set up a basic high-speed Ethernet radio link at an Indian alumina refinery running a bank of PLA SmartDivers on their settlers and washers. For the first time, the process engineers and CCR operators …
Read More
In my previous article “Reducing Process Variation Pays Off”, I discussed the importance of variation and how you can increase production and profit by reducing variation in your Bayer plant. In …
Read More
Mineral processing facilities are usually located in remote regions. Reaching these facilities takes days in some cases. In the past, if a problem arose on site and a visit was required to assist solving …
Read More
To non-process control people, it can be difficult to explain why reducing process variation matters (it is even more difficult to explain why sometimes you should allow variation, but that will be another …
Read More
Case study: Australia Nickel Refinery upgrades their PAL thickener by installing a new SmartDiver system and integrating the output signals to their DCS to enhance their thickener control strategy. …
Read More